There was no suspense in this war, just as Xia Hongsheng thought before the battle. In the face www.biquge.info of absolute superiority and absolute strength, all the resistance and efforts of the other side are in vain.

The Tang soldiers didn't even go out of the city to charge, and the Japanese army had already collapsed.

In fact, just hearing the sound of the hundred red-clothed cannons firing in unison had already frightened many people into shouting for the arrival of the Thunder God and scattering in all directions.

After several ambushes, these Japanese soldiers had already seen the power of artillery, but they themselves had no fighting spirit, and under the bombardment of hundreds of artillery, they even broke up one after another.

Li Xiaogong and Zhang Liang summed it up, and felt that if the army of the Wa Kingdom really wanted to block the Tang army in Osaka and buy time so that the troops from all over the country could rush to Fujiwara Beijing, then they would definitely not rush to attack Osaka, and it would be the best policy to besiege but not attack. Surround the Tang army in Osaka Castle so that it cannot come out, so that you can delay as much time as possible.

In order to prevent this move, Li Xiaogong and Zhang Liang decided to send Xia Hongsheng to lead twelve ironclad ships to ambush at sea, if the Japanese army attacked the city, if the Japanese army had the momentum of stationing down and only besieging but not attacking, they would shell the Japanese army from behind, drive the Japanese army forward, and enter the artillery fire.

Facts have proved that the arrangement of Li Xiaogong and Zhang Liang is very correct. When the Japanese army arrived outside Osaka Castle, it stopped and did not continue to advance.

Xia Hongsheng then bombarded the general direction of the Japanese army, regardless of whether it was blown up or not, anyway, it was just the artillery fire that passed, which frightened the Japanese army to think that there was an ambush behind them, and immediately ran forward, and then entered the range of the artillery on the Osaka city wall, and was bombarded more violently. Moreover, the artillery was still used with flowering shells, and a projectile exploded, and countless fine and sharp iron filings in it burst out, killing and injuring a large number of people at once.

Under the attack from both sides, the Japanese army was in great confusion, and in addition to the panic and the fact that they could not hear after the bombardment, they could no longer be reorganized.

As a result, before the Japanese army reached Osaka Castle, they were already killed and wounded by artillery, and the rest fled in a hurry.

The 50,000 Japanese army did not even meet with the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and they were defeated.

After the shelling, the three thousand elite horsemen of the Tang Dynasty rushed out of the city, and under the pursuit, more than 20,000 people were captured. Moreover, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty only suffered some skin injuries at most, such as the frightened Japanese soldiers who slashed indiscriminately with knives, and were accidentally scratched a little skin, and a cut was made. Other than that, not a single one was seriously injured, let alone killed.

This was expected by Xia Hongsheng, and Li Xiaogong had already seen it, so the two were not shocked. But Zhang Liang and Su Dingfang, who experienced this combat method for the first time, as well as Zhang Liang's other deputy general, Zhang Jinshu, were confused throughout the whole process, in the words of later generations, there is a feeling that the three views have been reshaped. Until the soldiers finished counting the battlefield and came back to report to everyone, the man was still there with a blank expression, standing there stunned and not knowing what to do.

I don't know if I was stupid by the sound of cannons. Xia Hongsheng speculated maliciously.

"I said......" Zhang Liang pulled his beard, hissed with a crooked face, and asked Li Xiaogong: "Lord Wang, is this...... Even if it's over? ”

Li Xiaogong looked at Zhang Liang and the three of them, grinned, and nodded: "Look at this question, didn't Zhang Gong see it all on the city tower." ”

"But the big manager, we didn't line up here, and we didn't have any generals to rush to kill ......" Su Dingfang said faintly: "The Japanese soldiers haven't arrived in the city yet!" ”

It's like a wronged little daughter-in-law, it seems that this is originally full of desire to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but it turns out that he has already finished his work before he has time to perform. The credit is gone, and it seems that there is a lot of resentment.

"Ahem, General Su, why didn't you rush to kill. We've dispatched 3,000 elite riders! Xia Hongsheng looked at Su Dingfang from the side, grinned, and said to him: "That soldier can't get over by himself, so who can blame him?" Let's defend the city, is it difficult to ask the besiegers to come over, right? ”

"That's called a rush?" Su Dingfang looked at Xia Hongsheng, in his opinion, the three thousand elite cavalry were completely going to clean up the battlefield, and before they could run to the front of them, the Japanese soldiers had already knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and they didn't even resist at all.

Xia Hongsheng thought about it seriously, then nodded solemnly and said, "En...... Rushed, indeed rode a horse, and the people were killed. It's a rush to kill. ”

"This! ......" Su Dingfang was speechless, not knowing how to say. The war he saw today was too subversive of his memories and impressions of war.

Xia Hongsheng patted him on the shoulder, as if he was saying to Su Dingfang, and as if he was saying to the others in the room: "The innovation of technology and the progress of tools are promoting the change of people's behavior and habits. The era of sword fighting is coming to an end, and the next era of war is the era of firearms. It's time for us to change our concept of warfare. After I returned, I asked Your Majesty to offer a course on firearms and artillery at the military academy. ”

"Eye-opening! What an eye-opener! Zhang Liang shook his head and smiled: "Lord Wang, it seems that we can't keep up with the situation anymore!" In the future, I am afraid that the army will be the world of these young people. ”

"Not really! The first time this king saw the power of this cannon, it was indescribable. At that time, there were 12 ships of our naval division, and more than 300 warships of the Japanese Kingdom on the opposite side, and just a few rounds of artillery passed, all of them became slag floating on the water! But I haven't caught the board yet, and I haven't shot a bow and arrow yet! Li Xiaogong also smiled: "I can't say, it's time to change our old methods in the future." Hahaha, virtuous nephew, maybe this king will have to go to the military academy to listen to it in the future, will the virtuous nephew allow it? ”

"Uncle is right! All the uncles are the commanders of the Tang Dynasty who have experienced a hundred battles, if they can go to the military academy to say a few words, it can also benefit the students in the military academy a lot. These new things, uncles will ensure that they are fully understood as soon as they hear them, and then casually point out to the military academy students, which is the most precious. It's too late for the little nephew to be happy! Xia Hongsheng immediately said: "As long as your uncles are willing to go to the military academy to take a look and listen, and give a few words of advice, the little nephew is willing to ask His Majesty for his will and provide all kinds of convenience for your uncles!" ”

"Hahahaha, good!" Li Xiaogong said with a smile: "There is a virtuous nephew, then Wang Ke really waited for you to open this firearms course, and went over to listen to it!" ”

"I want it!" Xia Hongsheng said with a smile. (To be continued.) )