Chapter 1185: Tough Bones
The two rounds of artillery bombardment caused heavy casualties to the Japanese army, but Cao Xiong did not have the slightest intention of retreating. There is no immortal in a war, and if you retreat at the slightest setback, it will be a fart battle.
Not only did Cao Xiong not retreat, but he also began to urge the Japanese army to speed up the pace, in the delusion that after the third round of artillery fire of the Dongjiang army, the Japanese army could get close to the city wall and start attacking the city.
However, Cao Xiong was too self-righteous, thinking that as long as the army was close to the city wall, the artillery of the Dongjiang army would be useless. It was no longer possible to inflict heavy casualties on the Japanese army.
Cheng Zuo stood on the city wall, his face was hideous, and he was very satisfied with the power of the artillery. However, he was not at all worried about the approach of the Japanese army, and obviously had a way to deal with the approaching Japanese army in his heart.
"Pass the order, get ready to breathe fire, remember, wait until the pirates gather more before you start attacking." Chengzuo is gloomy.
"Yes, General!" The two guards immediately left.
After that, the roar of artillery began to stop, and the Dongjiang army began to prepare the fire-breathing fuel tanks and stand for it!
The Japanese army suddenly found that the Dongjiang Army was no longer bombarding, thinking that the Dongjiang Army had no more shells. Joyful, he rushed even more cheerfully, rushed to the city wall without any scruples, and then built a ladder.
Seeing that the Dongjiang Army suddenly did not attack again, Cao Xiong was very confused at first, thinking that the Dongjiang Army still had a plan behind it. But slowly, as time passed, the Japanese army had already built a ladder and began to attack the city, but there was still no counterattack from the Dongjiang army. At this moment, he finally felt at ease, thinking that the Dongjiang Army had exhausted his talents and had no means to fight back.
Stones or sassalwood were not suitable for defense in Nagasaki, and the Dongjiang army did not bother to use those troublesome things when they had a fire-breathing tank.
The smile on Cheng Zuo's face grew, and the Japanese army had already swarmed in, and at this moment they began to scramble to climb the ladder under the city wall.
"It's time to attack......," Seung-joo muttered, and then ordered the fire-breathing tank to attack.
In the middle of Susu, more than 200 long dragon flames spurted down directly from the city wall, and the Japanese army that was constantly climbing up was suddenly swallowed. Then came the Wako gathered at the bottom, and the fire dragon soon turned into a sea of fire.
Since the flame is ignited by the oil of the fire, everything that comes into contact with it will immediately burst into flames, whether it is the ladder or the woko themselves. Or the weapons in the hands of the Japanese robbers, in short, the city was completely shrouded in fire within a hundred paces. None of the pirates in this range survived, and were engulfed in fire on the spot.
The sudden catastrophe of annihilation immediately made the Japanese army panic, and the Japanese who were not affected behind them were suddenly frightened and turned around and ran. No matter how much the generals of the Japanese invaders drank and killed, they could not resist the fear in their hearts.
Such a large-scale lethal attack, these would-be robbers had never seen before. People are always full of curiosity and fear of ignorant things, and at this moment the Japanese are so frightened that they would rather risk being killed by their generals than stay where they are to face the fear of the unknown.
Kusuo was also frightened, and at this moment, in his eyes, Nagasaki Castle was completely a sea of fire. And the subordinates who were affected just now should be at least more than three thousand. It was these 3,000 people who were completely swallowed up by the sea of fire in an instant, and there was not even a single one struggling.
Cao Xiong, who suddenly understood, only now did he know why the Dongjiang Army had completely stopped fighting back for a moment just now. It turned out that they had such a killer feature.
Seeing the Japanese army fleeing back in a panic, Kusao knew that there was no way to take Nagasaki if he continued to fight. In desperation, he had to order the troops to be collected and withdrawn.
Fortunately, the Dongjiang Army simply had no ability to take advantage of the victory to pursue, otherwise the Japanese army would not have been able to evacuate safely.
Looking at the Japanese army that receded like a tide, Chengzuo's face was also full of bitterness. Mao Wenlong had already strictly ordered that he was not allowed to go out of the city to pursue the Japanese invaders, and he was not allowed to go out of the city to fight with the Japanese invaders. I don't know how many good opportunities to kill the enemy will be wiped out by this order, but Chengzuo didn't dare to disobey the slightest, so he had to discipline himself strictly.
The pirates came and went faster, and only halfway through the morning, the siege was over. The Japanese army left about 5,000 casualties before and after, and then ran away in disgrace without getting anything.
The fire outside the city could not be extinguished for a while, and the Dongjiang army did not have time to pay attention to it, in short, let it burn enough, and it would naturally be extinguished after a long time. This also has the advantage that the Dongjiang army does not even need to clean up the corpses of the Japanese army after that, and this fire can completely burn anything.
The only drawback is that when the fire burns, there will be a bad smell, but if it is just a smell, the officers and men of the Dongjiang Army can accept it.
The Japanese have retreated, the war has subsided, although Cheng Zuo feels a pity in his heart, but he is also glad that he was not succeeded by the sneak attack of the Japanese army. Suddenly, so many Japanese soldiers appeared silently, which had already sounded the alarm for Chengzuo. He ordered that henceforth we must be on strict guard and not slack off.
After surveying the city wall, Cheng Zuo felt that there was no problem, and then hurriedly returned to the palace. He immediately wrote a letter to inform Mao Wenlong, informing Mao Wenlong of the attack on Nagasaki by the Japanese army. At the same time, Chengzuo also informed the news that Qingfeng had not returned.
After Mao Wenlong received the letter, he was even more worried about Qingfeng and them, and there was no news from the hot air balloon sent out later. Qingfeng, who has no news, has become the most troublesome thing for Mao Wenlong at present. As for the sudden mobilization of a large army to attack Nagasaki, Mao Wenlong did not pay attention to it at all.
Although Nagasaki has the least number of soldiers and generals, it is Mao Wenlong's most trusted Chengzuo who is staying behind. Moreover, Nagasaki's biggest advantage is the artillery on those battleships, as well as those flame-breathing fuel tanks, with these two sharp weapons, the Japanese army needs to successfully attack the city, and its difficulty is no less than directly attacking Heiankyo.
The persimmon was about to be pinched softly, and the Japanese army obviously saw that Nagasaki had the least number of defenders, and then they did not hesitate to secretly mobilize a large army to attack the city. But the final result was that stealing chickens and rice did not make a mistake, and directly lost thousands of soldiers and horses, and ran away in disgrace without any benefit.
Kusao originally wanted to make meritorious contributions, but also wanted to attack Nagasaki to boost the morale that had been suppressed for a long time. But now all his wishes have been frustrated, not only has he failed to boost his morale, but now his morale has fallen to a low point. The most terrible thing is that he has not gained any benefits from this battle, but at this moment he has to find a way to give the emperor a reasonable explanation, otherwise he will still have a lot of trouble.
Looking at the army that was still in chaos, Cao Xiong's heart was full of grievances, but he was helpless. The ignorance of the Dongjiang Army made him very confused, and he didn't know how to deal with the Dongjiang Army next?