eurekapd Chapter 281 The Three Giants of Japan
Chapter 281 The Three Giants of Japan
Although Takeda Shingen and Oda Nobunaga were not as indignant as these daimyo, they also looked determined to win.
As for Toyotomi Hideyoshi, he is still a retainer of Oda Nobunaga and has no say.
"It's a pity that there are no cavalry, otherwise the coalition forces of only 200,000 would not be worth mentioning."
On the city wall, Lu Bu looked at the dense crowd below and said with disdain.
"Transporting horses is already difficult. Our ships have to carry both people and food, so how can we have enough capacity to load cavalry?" Li Yuanba muttered.
"Hehe, it's all the same actually. We can still kill them even without cavalry." Lu Bu smiled proudly.
"Of course." Li Yuanba nodded.
"Hey, Your Highness, what kind of troops are those? What weapons do they have? Why have I never seen them before?" Qi Jiguang asked, pointing to the distance.
Following the direction of Li Yuanba's finger, Ning Quan looked at an enemy formation in the distance.
This phalanx had about two thousand people, and they were equipped not with swords or guns, but with a flintlock rifle per person.
"Oh my god, it's equipped with a flintlock rifle?"
Ning Quan exclaimed in surprise. He didn't expect that Japan was now equipped with flintlock rifles.
Shouldn't the flintlock rifle have not been invented yet?
"Your Highness, what is a flintlock?"
Lu Bu asked doubtfully.
"Hmm... How should I describe it specifically? It's a new weapon, I guess. It can fire bullets, just like my Barrett, but it's much worse."
Ning Quan said with a smile
"Like Barrett? Wouldn't that make him invincible?"
Everyone was stunned and shocked when they heard this.
Lu Bu and others knew how powerful Barrett was. If that were the case, this battle would be difficult to fight.
"Don't be nervous. This thing is no match for Barrett. It's not even as good as an arrow."
"Its shooting speed is not as fast as an arrow, its range is about the same as an arrow, and its power is not as strong as an arrow..."
Seeing this, Ning Quan smiled and explained to everyone.
After listening to Ning Quan's introduction, everyone immediately relaxed. If it was similar to a bow and arrow, there was nothing to be afraid of.
"But the flintlock rifle is the development direction of future weapons. We will also be equipped with this type of weapon in the future, of course after improvement." Ning Quan continued.
"Yes, I understand."
Everyone nodded to show that they understood.
"Your Highness, how should we fight this battle? Should we hold our ground first or attack directly?"
At this time, Qi Jiguang asked.
"Let's use the old method. Hold on for a few days first, then launch a surprise attack at night."
Ning Quan pondered for a moment and said.
Night raids are Ning Quan's usual tactic. With the support of large ships and naval guns, there is no possibility of failure.
On the other side, after settling down, the coalition forces quickly launched an attack.
Tens of thousands of allied forces rushed towards Qieshan City with shouts.
However, they were greeted by a barrage of arrows.
Moreover, there were 60,000 defenders gathered in the mountain city, and they were all Xiongnu and Khitan soldiers, who were good at shooting.
Tens of thousands of soldiers fired at the same time, and dense arrows covered the sky and fell into the coalition forces like locusts.
Puff puff!
puff!
For a moment, there were screams, blood spurting out, and the enemy troops fell down in large numbers.
In just three rounds of shooting, the enemy suffered thousands of casualties.
But the remaining enemy troops still rushed to the foot of the city, then they set up ladders and climbed up the city walls.
The defenders on the city wall continued to shoot arrows without hesitation, while also pouring oil, setting fire, and throwing stones.
Suddenly, blood and flesh flew everywhere outside the city, screams were heard, and the coalition forces suffered heavy casualties.
"Kill!"
"Attack the city wall!"
The allied generals shouted angrily and urged the soldiers to climb desperately.
Under the urging of the general, some soldiers finally climbed to the top of the city wall.
But they were greeted by an even more violent rain of arrows, and a large number of soldiers who climbed onto the city wall were shot down in an instant.
Those who were not shot to death were soon hacked to death.
"Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
Seeing the huge losses on his side, a general shouted hurriedly.
Upon hearing the order, the coalition forces immediately retreated like a tide.
Ning Quan did not pursue the allied forces when he saw them retreating.
He is just biding his time now, letting the coalition forces relax their vigilance, and then he will decide the outcome in one battle and destroy the coalition forces in one fell swoop.
The rest doesn’t matter, as long as it doesn’t delay them from finishing their game.
"Baga, the Daqian people are too powerful."
A famous person cursed angrily.
"No, we absolutely cannot sit idly by and watch them grow stronger, otherwise we will be in danger."
"I think we need to continue to increase our troops."
Oda Nobunaga said sinisterly.
"Yes, they already have a lot of troops, and they are defending the city. We must gather more troops."
Takeda Shingen agreed.
"Okay, then we will immediately send a message to other daimyo and mobilize at least another 100,000 soldiers." Miyoshi Yoshikatsu agreed.
So, under the leadership of Takeda Shingen, the daimyo asked for help from the daimyo of Shikoku Island and northern Honshu.
These daimyo were too far away from the Ouchi family, so they did not send reinforcements.
For a moment, the horses galloped.
Letters pleading for help spread across Honshu and Shikoku.
At the same time, Ning Quan also received the news.
"Your Highness, the coalition forces have requested assistance from other daimyo."
The scout reported.
"Oh, it looks like they're going to come out in full force and devour us!"
Ning Quan sneered.
"Your Highness, should we wait before taking action so that we can eliminate more enemies?" Qi Jiguang suggested.
"Yes, that's fine. This is what I mean. The more we kill here, the less pressure we'll have in subsequent battles. So let's wait for their reinforcements to arrive."
Ning Quan agreed.
"Yes, I understand."
So Ning Quan and Qi Jiguang waited patiently.
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Time passed slowly, and half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, the coalition forces launched attacks every day, but the intensity of the attacks was not very high and each time ended in failure.
Oda Nobunaga and his men were still very cunning. They knew that a strong attack would not work, so they turned their main goal to consuming the defenders' arrows.
After all, Qieshan City is now surrounded and there is no replenishment of arrows, so each arrow used is one less.
Once the arrows are used up, the subsequent siege will be much easier.
For this purpose, the attacking team sent by the coalition forces were all wearing full body armor and each had a shield.
Ning Quan certainly knew the other party's purpose, but it didn't matter. He just needed to wait until all the enemy reinforcements arrived and then wipe them out in one fell swoop.
Half a month later, reinforcements from various places arrived one after another, and the coalition forces reached 300,000 troops.
This is not the end yet. According to scouts, another 70,000 to 80,000 troops are on the way.
This is better and more peaceful and wholehearted.
Five days later, all the reinforcements arrived outside Qieshan City.
On the second day, the coalition forces launched a strong attack.
More than 20,000 allied forces formed a dense formation and rushed towards Qieshan City from all directions.
"Kill!"
The Japanese soldiers shouted, waved spears, swords, etc., and rushed to the city under the arrows.
Then they began to climb the city.
shhhhhh!
But the defenders on the city wall were not panicked at all. The archers continued to shoot, and the spearmen and sword and shield men held their ground on the city wall.