817 Night Battle

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"General, it's really not appropriate for our musketeers to fight at night, unless we can make arrangements to light torches to illuminate the sight.

Otherwise, with the help of the night, the Japanese soldiers will easily touch the front, and last night is a lesson.

In night battles, the musketeers did not dare to shoot at will, for fear of accidentally injuring their own people.

Therefore, it is better for us to force the Japanese army and fight with us during the day. ”

Du Tengfei was the first to stand up and said.

"General Du is right, if you can force the Japanese army to engage our army in the daytime, it would be very suitable.

But now you have all seen the situation, Tokugawa Masamitsu's old devil retreated into the camp during the day and did not come out, and at night he came to attack.

We have not attacked during the day, but they refused to defend the camp, and we failed to attack several times. ”

Zhao Zilong frowned and said.

"yes, now we're in a stalemate, we attack them desperately during the day, and they come back to attack us at night.

This is not an option. ”

"Hey, what's so hard about this, look at your sad faces."

At this time, Li Tianba's loud voice sounded and he spoke.

"Ao, General Li, what do you have to do?"

Zhao Zilong respected Li Tianba very much, and asked with a smile.

In terms of seniority in the White Dragon Army, in fact, Zhao Zilong is not as good as Li Tianba.

If it weren't for Li Tianba's reckless personality, Li Zixiao would not have appointed Zhao Zilong as the chief general of this army.

"Hmph, I don't have any good way, just one word, do it!

Since those dwarfs like to attack at night, then we will wait for them at night.

Even at night, our artillery and muskets are of little use, but don't forget, when we didn't have muskets and artillery, we could still win the battle.

Who said that you have to rely on your muskets and artillery to win the battle!

Lao Tzu has long been tired of seeing you fighting now, relying on those muskets and artillery, and now you are being taken to a shortcoming!

According to me, although the musket artillery is powerful, it is still too limited, and the most reliable weapon is the copper hammer in Lao Tzu's hand.

As many of those dwarfs came at night, Lao Tzu would smash them to death with a copper hammer, and he would fight with them at night. ”

Li Tianba finished speaking in one breath, in fact, it was not a solution, it was completely venting the dissatisfaction in his heart.

Indeed, as the White Dragon Army is equipped with more artillery and muskets, their dependence on artillery and muskets has become more and more serious when they fight.

At this time, Li Tianba's venting words made Zhao Zilong listen to it, but his eyes lit up.

"That's right, General Li's words made the general stunned!

Why do we always think about killing the enemy with artillery and muskets, because the swords and guns in our hands are already rusty, and we can't kill the enemy. ”

Zhao Zilong slapped his thigh, stood up, and said excitedly.

"General, what do you mean?"

Someone asked puzzled.

"What's the point, like General Li said, to do it with them.

Since the Japanese army likes to attack at night, let's fight them at night.

Let's let those would-be robbers that if we use firearms, they can't defeat us.

We don't use firearms, we use knives and guns, and they're no match either.

At this time, Ben Jiang suddenly had an idea in his heart, it is better to ...... like us."

An hour later, a dull trumpet sound came from the White Dragon military camp.

A group of white dragon sergeants poured out of the camp, lined up in formation, brought artillery, and were led by Zhao Zilong to attack the camp of Tokugawa Masamitsu, seven or eight miles to the south.

"Fire!"

Thundered!

The artillery of the White Dragon Army fiercely bombarded the camp of the Japanese army.

And Tokugawa Masamitsu's more than 50,000 Japanese soldiers just couldn't come out of the camp.

When he first came, Tokugawa Masamitsu did not believe in evil, and took the initiative to lead the army out of the camp, and fought several fierce battles with Zhao Zilong's White Dragon Army, causing them great losses.

The bloody told Tokugawa Masamitsu that they must not fight with the White Dragon Army in the daytime.

Tokugawa Masamitsu held the camp during the day and took the initiative to attack at night.

The artillery of the White Dragon Army bombarded the wall of the Japanese army, and there were even gaps in many places.

How could the wooden walls of these makeshift camps made of wood be compared to the stone walls of the city, which could be destroyed without mortars.

"Attack!"

After the artillery bombardment was over, the infantry and musketeers of the White Dragon Army rushed towards the Japanese army camp.

Soldiers from both sides fought fiercely near the ruined wall.

These Japanese soldiers were extremely brave, and they stubbornly blocked the attack of the White Dragon Army at the broken wall.

Bang bang bang!

The fierce gunfire rang out, and instead of rushing to the front, the musketeers of the White Dragon Army followed the charging foot soldiers, and shot at the Japanese soldiers who released arrows on the wall of the wall, suppressing the opponent's firepower.

"Put!"

Bang bang bang!

Bursts of crisp gunfire rang out one after another, shooting down many Japanese archers from the wall, providing support for the Japanese soldiers who were charging in front.

Moreover, the shogunate army in Tokugawa Masamitsu's hands was also equipped with a lot of muskets, but it was still an arquebus.

But arquebuses are also muskets, and they are not weak.

Thousands of Japanese musketeers were placed on the wall by Tokugawa Masamitsu, and some of them were responsible for firing at the White Dragon musketeers outside the city.

The other part was in charge, shooting at the attacking White Dragon Army's foot soldiers, causing the White Dragon Army to pay a lot of casualties.

Moreover, because the Japanese military was on guard first.

They were obviously targeting the musketeers of the White Dragon Army, and they had more means of defense, not at all like the last time the White Dragon Army attacked Kumamoto Castle.

Directly defeated the Hosokawa family in Kumamoto Castle, and before they could come up with a means to restrain the musketeers of the White Dragon Army, the White Dragon Army broke the city.

But now, Zhao Zilong is using the same offensive means again, and it will not work on Tokugawa Masamitsu.

Ginger is still old and spicy.

Tokugawa Masamitsu had been fighting for half his life, and he was extremely experienced in combat, and he was well prepared, and the White Dragon Army attacked for a long time, but still failed to break into their camp.

Dangdang!

Zhao Zilong's side Mingjin withdrew his troops, and the White Dragon Army immediately returned to his camp.

But when Zhao Zilong led his troops back to the camp, their team was much smaller than when they attacked.

Li Tianba and Fujino Yokokawa, with five thousand elite foot soldiers of the White Dragon Army and three thousand elite old Japanese soldiers of Fujino Yokokawa, did not return to their camp.

Instead, he took the opportunity to sneak away from Zhao Zilong's main force, found a hidden place, and hid temporarily.

As the sky darkened, Zhao Zilong led 30,000 white dragon soldiers and horses, stayed in the camp to set up defenses, and waited for Tokugawa Masamitsu to lead the Japanese soldiers to attack.

Of the 30,000 horses under Li Zixiao, nearly half were musketeers and artillerymen, and less than half of the remaining were foot soldiers.

According to Li Tianba's idea, Zhao Zilong planned to wait for the rabbit tonight, and waited for Tokugawa Masamitsu to lead the main force of the Japanese army to attack again, giving them a chance to hit him hard.

Sure enough, in the middle of the night, Tokugawa Masamitsu personally led more than 40,000 Japanese soldiers to attack the camp of the White Dragon Army.

Moreover, Tokugawa Masamitsu did not deliberately hide the traces of their army, and even carried torches when marching.

Tokugawa Masamitsu knew that with the previous night attack, the White Dragon Army would definitely be on guard, and it would be difficult for them to sneak attack again, this time he came to attack in a bright light, but the time was changed to night.

In the camp of the White Dragon Army, there are many torches everywhere to illuminate the camp, but you can see the distance within more than ten meters, and it will be blurred if it is far away.

Such a vision does not delay the fight between the foot soldiers of the two sides, but for the musketeers of the White Dragon Army, the distance is still too short.

Fortunately, at this time, outside the camp of the White Dragon Army, there will be no people of their own, all of them are Japanese soldiers, they can shoot blindly, and the same is true for artillery.

The trouble is that after the Japanese army enters the camp, the musketeers of the White Dragon Army will not be able to shoot blindly.

"Kill, give!"

In the darkness of the night, groups of Japanese soldiers roared and rushed towards the camp of the White Dragon Army.

After Zhao Zilong led the army to arrive here, due to time reasons, he did not build a very strong camp, and only punched a wooden stake more than half a meter high on the periphery.

Originally, Zhao Zilong thought that with the firepower of the musketeers of the White Dragon Army, relying on these wooden stakes, it would be completely impossible for the Japanese army to rush in.

Bang bang bang!

Thundered!

Fierce gunfire rang out, and the musketeers and gunners of the White Dragon Army behind the stake wall were shooting frantically into the night outside the wooden wall.

With the help of the fire, they could only see clearly, and the sound of the enemy was faintly visible in that direction, so they opened fire on that place.

"Ahh

Then, in the darkness of the night, there were bursts of screams.

The White Dragon Musketeers, even if they shoot blindly like this, a dense rain of bullets shoots at one place, and the unlucky ones who appear there will already be unlucky eggs shot.

And those Japanese soldiers who were lucky enough not to be shot, gritted their teeth and continued to rush forward.

Whoosh!

Bang bang bang!

Similarly, in the dark night, the musketeers of the Japanese soldiers also fired at the side of the White Dragon Army.

Moreover, compared to the White Dragon Army's side, which couldn't see the target clearly, the musketeers of the Japanese soldiers could clearly see the location of the White Dragon Sergeant's side.

Who let it, in the camp of the White Dragon Army, there was fire everywhere at this time, illuminating everyone's position.

On the side of the white dragon sergeant, people kept getting shot.

"Over there, the musketeers of the Japanese soldiers are over there, shoot that way, gunners, bombard Lao Tzu over there."

As the White Dragon Army musketeers came under a round of fire, more than a dozen musketeers fell, immediately causing the wrath of one of the White Dragon Army commanders.

The White Dragon's eyes began to sweep the night ahead, and soon he found a star, which he immediately knew was the point of light emitted by the burning arquebus used by the Japanese soldiers.

The commander of the White Dragon Army immediately shouted loudly, asking the musketeers and gunners on the side of the White Dragon Army to fire in that direction.

Although fighting at night was extremely unfavorable to the White Dragon Army musketeers, it was also difficult for these Japanese soldiers under Tokugawa Masamitsu to successfully enter the White Dragon Army camp.

In the dark night, the shouts of killing around the White Dragon Army camp shook the sky, and more and more Japanese soldiers rushed over from all directions.

Due to the obstruction of vision, many of the missing Japanese soldiers quickly rushed to the stake wall, and then turned over the wall to kill the musketeers of the White Dragon Army.

Although, scattered many Japanese soldiers crossed the wall, causing a lot of casualties to the White Dragon Army musketeers.

However, due to the small number of them, they were quickly killed by the White Dragon Sergeant, and they still couldn't shake the White Dragon Army's defense line.

Outside the White Dragon Army camp, Tokugawa Masamitsu in the distance stood on a hill, looking at the White Dragon Army camp with a cold face.

"Send another 3,000 men up and charge from the left flank, where the fire is weaker.

Let the archers concentrate on the left flank and open the gap from there. ”

Tokugawa Masamitsu didn't care about the Japanese soldiers who died on the front line, and looked at the Japanese soldiers in front of him who couldn't rush over, and gave an order.

Whoosh!

On the left flank of the White Dragon Army's camp, there was a sharp sound of breaking the air in mid-air at this time, and then arrows were thrown over, hitting many White Dragon Army musketeers.

"Pay attention to protection, the Japanese soldiers have archers."

The general of the White Dragon Army shouted loudly.

Moreover, compared to the arquebusiers of the Japanese soldiers, their archers annoyed the White Dragon generals even more.

Because, the arquebus can find the general position in the dark and then counterattack them.

However, the archers in the Japanese army, their longbows did not emit faint light like arquebuses.

This made it impossible for the White Dragon Army to find the location of the Japanese archers, and could only roughly guess their location by the direction of the tail end of the arrow.

However, after being forced to shoot two rounds of covering shots from the Japanese archers, the White Dragon Army found that the direction they guessed from the direction of the Japanese archers by falling the tail of the arrow was very different.

This shows that the archers of the opposing side shoot two arrows, then quickly move their positions and shoot again.

Tokugawa Masamitsu's hand caused great trouble to the White Dragon Army.

"General, no, more and more Japanese soldiers are crossing the wall, and the archers of the Japanese army outside are too much of a threat to us.

We can't be sure of their exact location, otherwise we would have annihilated them with artillery and muskets. ”

Du Tengfei hurriedly pulled to Zhao Zilong behind him and shouted loudly.

Zhao Zilong had a cold face and said, "Since this is the case, let's light the oil of fire." ”

"Yes."

After hearing Zhao Zilong's order, Du Tengfei showed joy on his face and turned around to return to the front line.

"Ignition oil, quick!"

After Du Tengfei returned to the front line of the stake wall, he immediately gave this order.

After hearing Du Tengfei's order, a white dragon sergeant picked up a torch and lit a piece of fire oil on the ground in the camp.

Whew!

When the oil met the spark, it immediately burned, and then the flame of light on the ground spread smoothly to the outside, forming a long path of fire.

These fire paths spread from the inside of the White Dragon Army camp to the outside, the distance was very noisy, and they crossed vertically and horizontally, basically illuminating the range of 100 meters outside the White Dragon Army camp.

The sudden light of the fire directly illuminated the scene within twenty or thirty meters of the White Dragon Army's camp, revealing the figures of the Japanese soldiers outside.

The sudden spread of the fire path illuminated the surroundings, exposing more Japanese soldiers to the field of vision of the White Dragon Army's musketeers.

"Nani?"

The sudden light of fire also startled the attacking Japanese soldiers, and then their faces became ugly.

"Shoot, put!"

Bang bang bang!

With the sudden light of fire on the ground outside the camp, those White Dragon Army musketeers directly let those White Dragon Army musketeers see the distribution of the Japanese soldiers outside, and then shoot frantically.

(End of chapter)