Seoul, North Korea Palace.
Yukita Xiujia looked at the people below with a dark expression. The city wall had been blasted open?
The Ming Army had attacked?
Yukita couldn't believe it at all.
However, the sounds of battle outside told Yukita Shuu's family that this was all real.
His own arrangements, his own arrangements, were all in vain at this moment.
Yukita Xiujia really wanted to shout, "Kobayakawa Takagi misled me!", but it would only lower the morale of the soldiers.
"Pass down the order. Everyone gather at the north gate!"
Yukita Xiujia stood up and said loudly.
There was no other way. It was time to fight for their lives. They might still have a chance of survival if they broke out from the north gate.
If they stayed in the city, they would be annihilated by the Ming Army.
Although the chances of survival were slim if they fought their way out of the city, there was still a way out.
At this time, no one questioned Yukita Xiujia's orders. They could only do so.
Yukita Xiujia left the North Korean Palace and rushed to the north of Seoul with the soldiers he had left behind.
Along the way, there were Japanese pirates gathering. However, when Yukita Xiujia arrived at the north gate, there were only thirty thousand Japanese pirates.
Including the guards at the north gate, the total number was less than fifty thousand. Yukita didn't even see Kobayakawa Takagi. Obviously, he couldn't retreat.
At this time, Yukita Xiujia naturally wouldn't wait for Kobayakawa Takagi.
"Open the gate. Let's kill our way out!" Yukita Xiujia ordered.
Qi Jin, who was outside the city gates, watched as the northern gates of Han City slowly opened. His face revealed an expression of ecstasy. The Wokou pirates had indeed left the city.
Looking at Luo Shangzhi beside him, Qi Jin smiled and said, "They're here. They're finally here!"
Yukita Xiujia originally thought that he would fight with the Ming Army once he left the city. However, he didn't expect that the Ming Army outside the north gate didn't move at all. It seemed like they had no intention of stopping him.
"Get into formation!" Yukita Shuujia pressed down on his sword and shouted.
At this moment, the Ukito Xiu Clan felt extremely humiliated. The Daming Empire's army did not take advantage of the fact that they had stabilized their footing to fight them back. Instead, they had forced them to get into formation. This was simply an insult, a trampling on their dignity.
In fact, Qi Jin did not think so at all. Seeing the Japanese pirates getting into formation, Qi Jin heaved a sigh of relief.
Why didn't they block the city gates to prevent the Japanese pirates from coming out?
On one hand, it was to gain merit. On the other hand, it was to make things easier for them.
From Qi Jin's point of view, once he blocked the city gates, the battlefield would be at the gates.
The city gate was not big enough for an army to spread out.
Although he had cannons in his hands, the rate of fire of the cannons was not fast enough. In such a narrow space, how many cannons could he fire at the same time?
At that time, it would definitely be close combat. In such a narrow space, they would not be able to unleash the full strength of the military formation.
So what if they set up a formation for the Japanese pirates?
Would he be afraid?
Not at all.
Qi Jin was very confident in his military formation. The Mongolians could not even break through the Daming Empire's formation. The Mongolians were all cavalry.
Just relying on the Japanese pirates to break through the Daming Empire's formation? Stop messing around.
Although the Japanese pirates had guns, he had them too!
In terms of firearms, the Japanese pirates were far inferior to him. He also had plate armor. Even if they had to shoot at each other, he was not afraid.
If the Japanese pirates did not collapse after three rounds of shooting, Qi Jin would praise him for being the strongest army in the world.
To put it bluntly, Qi Jin had the confidence to do this. It was obvious that he was not afraid.
What was the benefit of blocking the Japanese pirates back?
It would not be good to fight with the Ming Army in the city. If you want to fight outside the city, then let's fight outside the city. Do you think I'm afraid of you?
Unlike Qi Jin who was calm and composed, Yukita Xiujia did not have much time to think. After the formation was set up, Yukita Xiujia immediately gave the order to attack. The army directly rushed towards Qi Jin's formation.
The current situation was that there was no time. Yukita Xiujia did not have the time to waste.
Once the Ming Army in Hancheng was cleared, they would be attacked from both sides. They would not be able to escape even if they wanted to.
The most important thing was to break through the Ming Army's formation and escape before they caught up.
"Let the cannoneers open fire!"
Qi Jin did not give the order to rush over. Instead, he waited for the Japanese pirates to attack.
The cannons were brought up. They were no longer loaded with explosive bullets. Instead, they were all shotguns.
This was the upgraded version of the Crouching Tiger Cannon. Once there was a large area, there would be everything inside. It was very destructive to the infantry formation.
In the past, Qi Jiguang had made great achievements in defeating the Japanese pirates with the Crouching Tiger Cannon.
The Japanese pirates were good at concentrated attacks and were brave in battle. On one hand, Qi Jiguang was researching the Mandarin Duck Formation to fight against the Japanese pirates. On the other hand, he was vigorously developing the Crouching Tiger Cannon to attack a large area.
The cannons were soon heard. The Japanese pirates who rushed up fell in large numbers.
The Ming Army's platoon began to shoot. The archers began to take roll calls. Before the close combat, the Ming Army had already begun to display their highly effective combat power. The Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties.
Although they wanted to rush forward, they could not.
The Japanese pirates were very brave. When the ones in front fell, the ones at the back continued to rush forward. They advanced wave after wave, but it was still useless.
Although some could rush to the front, the shield-bearers squatting on the ground would give them a heavy blow.
Grenades fell from the sky. Basically, before they reached the front of the formation, the Japanese pirates had already dropped a large number of corpses.
Yukita Shuka's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. However, there was nothing he could do. He could not rush forward.
Seeing this, Yukita Shuka immediately pulled out the knife at his waist. "Follow me and rush forward!"
At this time, they had no choice but to fight with their lives. If they could not rush forward in one go, there would be no second chance.
The people beside Yukita Shuka also rushed forward. Many of them were prepared to die.
Of course, there were some who were afraid of death. However, they had to follow at this time.
When Qi Jin saw this, his eyes flashed with seriousness. The Japanese pirates still dared to fight with their lives.
"Pass down my orders. Advance!"
At this time, the Ming Army naturally could not lose their courage. If they wanted to be tough, then they would be tough. Their morale had to be raised.
Qi Jin knew this very well. Hence, Qi Jin also pulled out the knife at his waist.
Do you really think that I, Qi Jin, can only command and not fight?
I, Qi Jin, am also a veteran of the battlefield and have been through the test of life and death.
The Japanese pirates dared to fight with their lives. So did the Daming Army!
With Qi Jin's order, the Ming Army began to take large strides forward and directly pressed towards the Japanese pirates.
As the shield-bearers walked forward, they used the knives in their hands to knock on the shields.
The uniformity of their voices seemed to strike at the hearts of the people present.
"Kill!
Kill!
Kill! "
With each shout, the Ming army's presence grew a fraction stronger. Their footsteps on the ground were uniform. When the saber hit the shield, it still gave off a uniform sound. The orderly military formation caused people's hearts to tremble in fear. Their indomitable presence made people feel like their guts were about to explode.