eurekapd Chapter 282 Flintlock
Chapter 282 Flintlock
Bang bang bang!
Spears came forward, but were blocked by swords and shields and bounced back.
Puff puff!
Sharp swords slashed across throats or chests, and corpses fell to the ground below the city.
The coalition forces paid a huge price before they were able to barely reach the top of the city wall.
Then they were quickly driven away.
This offensive lasted for several days, and the coalition forces suffered heavy casualties but made no progress.
This made all the daimyo very angry.
The only good news is that the defenders are really short of arrows and are not as crazy as they were at the beginning.
As a result, the daimyos immediately regained their confidence and continued to increase the intensity of their attacks.
One brutal offensive and defensive battle after another broke out
The coalition forces fought bravely, determined to capture Qieshan City, but they were defeated every time.
Gradually, the morale of the coalition forces declined and their combat effectiveness sharply decreased.
"Asshole, what should I do?"
Inside the camp, the daimyos were restless.
"Why don't we postpone the attack? Let's rest for a while and then think of other ways." Takeda Shingen suggested.
"Yes, we need to rest for a while and let the soldiers recover their strength. Anyway, the mountain city is surrounded by us, and they can't escape."
"And we have recaptured the port, so they won't be able to get reinforcements." Oda Nobunaga agreed.
The other daimyos nodded upon hearing this and decided to suspend the attack and wait until the soldiers recovered their strength.
So the coalition forces began to rest.
But their wish was beautiful, and Ning Quan would never let them get what they wanted.
Ning Quan had been impatient for these days. When he saw that the coalition forces decided to rest, he knew that the time had come.
"Pass the order down, launch a general attack tonight and wipe out the enemy in one fell swoop!"
Ning Quan said in a deep voice.
"As you command, Your Highness!"
So, as the order was issued, the defenders in the city quickly gathered.
Night is gradually falling!
The enemy camp outside the city was brightly lit, bonfires illuminated the dark night sky, and the soldiers were all fast asleep.
Moreover, inside the mountain city, a full 50,000-strong army is ready to go and prepare for battle.
Somewhere outside the city, the 30,000 soldiers led by Li Ji were ready.
The army led by Li Ji was sent to ambush outside the city long before the allied forces attacked the city, waiting for the moment to counterattack.
"Order the main guns to fire."
On the city wall, seeing that the time was almost up, Ning Quan gave the order to attack the large ship parked in the open sea through the walkie-talkie.
The range of large ship guns can reach 30 kilometers, and the entire Qieshan City within a radius of 20 miles is within the range.
This is also the reason why Ning Quan chose to fight a decisive battle with the enemy at Qieshan, because the naval guns were within reach.
Boom! Boom!
A moment later, a series of loud noises suddenly rang out.
Immediately afterwards, artillery shells whizzed down on the Allied camp.
"Boom~~~"
Accompanied by a deafening roar, the shell exploded violently, raising a bloody mist all over the sky.
The coalition soldiers were caught off guard and thousands of them were blown away in an instant, resulting in heavy casualties.
The power of naval guns is indeed terrifying.
A naval gun is equivalent to an artillery battalion. This is not an exaggeration, but a fact.
Because the firing rate of naval guns can reach up to thirty rounds per minute.
This translates to one round every two seconds, while the maximum firing rate of a land-based artillery piece is only six rounds.
The sudden attack plunged the coalition forces into extreme panic.
When have they ever seen such a scene?
What kind of weapon is this that has such great power?
It's simply devastating.
After just two minutes of shelling, the entire coalition camp was in ruins and corpses were everywhere.
All the soldiers were stunned.
"Kill! Charge!"
Qi Jiguang shouted loudly and led the army in the city to rush towards the enemy camp.
At the same time, Li Ji outside the city also led his troops to attack from behind the enemy camp.
The coalition forces have been affected by the shelling and have not yet recovered. How can they organize an effective counterattack?
They were dispersed in an instant.
The army in the city took advantage of this opportunity to rush into the camp and kill groups of allied soldiers.
For a moment, the shouts of killing shook the earth, blood and limbs splattered everywhere, and the smell of blood filled the entire camp.
"retreat!"
Oda Nobunaga and others were lucky enough not to be killed in the explosion, and when they saw this, they quickly ordered a retreat.
The current situation is hopeless and the entire coalition is in chaos.
If we don't retreat now, we might not be able to escape.
Immediately, Oda Nobunaga and other daimyos broke out of the encirclement under the cover of their personal soldiers and fled north.
The remaining soldiers were like headless flies, completely losing their command and fleeing in all directions.
Qi Jiguang and Li Ji naturally would not let them go, and immediately took advantage of the situation to chase and kill them.
An hour later, the battle was over.
A total of more than 300,000 coalition troops were almost completely slaughtered, and the corpses piled up like mountains.
Ning Quan felt extremely happy when he saw the battle was over.
This battle was equivalent to completely crippling the Japanese daimyos, and they would not be able to recover their strength in a short period of time.
And then, it's his time to strike back.
"General Qi, let's proceed according to the original plan."
"You must attack in three directions and take over Honshu Island as soon as possible."
"Remember, you don't need to worry about civilians for now. The priority is to eliminate the enemy."
Ning Quan immediately gave the order.
"I will obey my orders."
Upon hearing this, Qi Jiguang immediately accepted the order.
Immediately, Qi Jiguang, Lu Bu and Li Yuanba each led 30,000 troops to attack separately.
Li Ji led 10,000 soldiers to garrison Qieshan City.
This was all planned in advance. While the enemy was being defeated, Ning Quan wanted to take over Honshu Island with lightning speed.
For a time, war raged on Honshu Island.
In just one month, the three armies conquered the Mori, Miyoshi, and Seto families respectively, and occupied two-thirds of Honshu's territory.
Currently, only the Oda and Takeda families remain on Honshu Island, and they are still fighting stubbornly.
But this is just a matter of time and will be resolved soon.
Because the main forces of both Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen had been destroyed, and the remaining troops were simply unable to stop the attack of the army.
Ning Quan did not go with the army. He stayed on the ship during this period, waiting for the war to end.
Ning Quan cannot leave now. He has to wait until Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Shingen are eliminated.
These two guys are dangerous and must be eliminated, otherwise he will not feel at ease.
Of course, Ning Quan was not idle during the waiting period. Besides being affectionate with Sikong Ruo every day, he was studying the flintlock rifle.
In the battle of Qieshan City, Ning Quan seized more than a thousand intact flintlock rifles.
Although these guns are somewhat crude and simple, with limited power and performance, they represent the direction of future warfare.
Ning Quan planned to study it carefully, improve and produce it, and then equip the troops.
Once the flintlock rifle becomes popular, he will be invincible.
By then, conquering the whole world will not be a problem.
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