No matter how high the martial arts are, a brick will be thrown down. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In fact, what he said is not that martial arts are useless, but that bricks are powerful. Rather, sometimes, in the face of certain problems, some methods are interlocking and very exciting, but there are also some methods that are simple and crude, which can reach the ultimate goal to a certain extent, simple and rude, but the effect is wonderful.

This is in the words of a common saying in Xia Hongsheng's hometown in his later life, called a bite to nibble on bean paste buns. The metaphor is straightforward in doing things, with nothing else in between, straight to the goal.

To deal with the Japanese army, now in the category of Datang, it has reached the realm of things that do not need any fancy fists and embroidered leg routines. It only needs to be concise, straightforward, simple and crude - the enemy will be hoisted again, and the enemy will be knocked down with one shot; One shot won't work, a few more shots.

To exaggerate it, the Tang Dynasty, which now has artillery that is a thousand years ahead of the times, has reached such a level -- there is no war that cannot be won by one round of artillery bombardment, if there is, then there will be another round, if there is, then fill in a few more, if there is, then fill in a few more, and then another round.

In short, it's a bit of a cheating feeling.

Thinking about it, the country is also miserable, even the technology and production of iron arrows have not yet reached the level of completing the popularization of the standard configuration in the army, and the opponent has already used red-coated cannons. It's like all the gods of the other party are out, and their own side is still saving money for replenishment at that time. It's still a bird, just surrender and count the ball - this is not called competition, this is slaughter!

Again, in the face of absolute strength, all the preparations of the other party are in vain.

The reality is so cruel.

In 1532, a Spanish squad of only 160 men defeated the 80,000 Indian army of the Inca Empire in a matter of hours. With a roughly 1:47 ratio of numbers, the Spanish squad crushed the Inca army and captured its king alive without a single casualty, eventually destroying the Inca Empire, which had a population of 8 million.

Hang or not?

To put it mildly, even if it is 80,000 pigs, let a hundred or so people catch or kill them, why doesn't it take a year and a half?

This is the crushing of absolute strength.

Remnant candle An dare to compete with the sun?!

This reminded Xia Hongsheng of a very understatement in the science fiction novels he read in later generations - when the two civilizations were in epic glory and ups and downs, an observer of a higher civilization said, I need a two-way foil to clean up. The author uses the first two books to tell the magnificent history of the two civilizations, and the magnificent and tragic struggle between them, but in the third book he underplays them. All the efforts made by these two civilizations to survive are like seeing grasshoppers kicking their legs when catching grasshoppers. In fact, it is a bit exaggerated to say this, "grasshoppers" are too high-level, and "catching" is too deliberate. It's more like a person washing their hands before eating and after using the toilet. Habits are even more important than hygiene. And when you wash your hands, do you care about the bacteria that die in the alkaline foam?

That's right, this is what Xia Hongsheng thinks in his heart when the two armies are facing each other.

Through the binoculars, you can see that the array of the Japanese army is heading towards Osaka, and the military looks okay. At least the military formation is neat, it seems that it is still some kind of formation, and I think I have also read the art of war brought back from the Tang Dynasty.

However, the artillery above the gate tower was also ready.

One hundred and twenty artillery pieces, with plenty of ammunition, mostly flowering shells. In addition, the thunder and medicine packs are also very sufficient.

There is artillery in the distance, a medicine bag in the middle, and a thunderstorm in the distance. No matter how bad it is, the Japanese people really climbed the city wall, and there is still gasoline poured down. In any case, the Japanese army could not escape the end of destruction.

It is estimated that the Imperial Court of the Japanese Kingdom did not plan to let these people go back alive, right? It's a pity that they don't understand the current strength of the Tang Dynasty, and the role that these Japanese states can play in delaying the footsteps of the Tang army is too limited.

"Childe, the Japanese are about to enter the artillery shooting, we should go." Qi Yong, who followed behind Xia Hongsheng, said.

Xia Hongsheng nodded and said, "Go, go back!" ”

With that, he immediately turned around and jerked the horse's buttocks, but it went around one side and passed in the direction of the sea.

When he arrived at the beach, Qi Yong immediately jumped off his horse, pulled out a ball of red cloth from his clothes, and then shook his hands and began to wave.

After a while, he saw a few black spots on the sea, and he quickly approached, and soon showed his figure, which was the ironclad ship of the Ryukyu sailors.

A sampan was released, and the two soldiers on it tread the water hard, pedaled quickly to the shore, carried Xia Hongsheng back, and got on the boat.

"When Fang was supposed to look, the Japanese army was in that direction." As soon as Xia Hongsheng went up, he immediately said: "With the speed of the Japanese army formation, it should be in this direction at this time. Adjust the cannon head, facing that side, the road to here, it is estimated that this straight line is six or seven miles, there is no need to be accurate, only one direction. ”

The gunners on the ironclad ship immediately adjusted their direction and headed towards the general direction that Xia Hongsheng said.

"General, what are we going to do next?" Wu Qi asked.

Xia Hongsheng looked in the direction of Osaka and said, "Wait." ”

In the past time of incense, there is still no movement.

Xia Hongsheng took a breath and said, "I haven't heard Osaka's movement yet...... The general manager expected that since the Japanese army was to stop our army and buy time for Fujiwara Kyo, it would definitely besiege us without attacking and drag us in Osaka. It seems very likely that this will be the case as the Grand Governor expected. The Japanese army may have stopped, not ready to move on, but wanted to encircle Osaka. The chief steward had the foresight to order me to wait behind the Japanese army and open fire and drive them forward. Listen to the general's orders, the gunners are ready! ”

Xia Hongsheng picked up the telescope and looked in the direction of Osaka.

Suddenly, I saw a white smoke suddenly rise from the sky in the direction of Osaka, and then exploded a red in the sky, Xia Hongsheng saw this scene, his spirits were lifted, and he immediately took out earplugs to block his ears, snatched the Lingqi from Qi Yong's hand, and raised it high, and shouted: "Sure enough, let the chief manager guess correctly!" Come, listen to my orders, and get ready - fire! ”

"Boom!" The ears seemed to be instantly smoked into a vacuum-like feeling, and as the white smoke rose from the surroundings, I saw that six or seven miles away suddenly bursts of smoke burst out, and the ground shook.

"Second Launch!" Xia Hongsheng raised the order flag again, and then after a pause, he waved it suddenly: "Release!" ”

"Boom!" There was another rumbling of cannonballs.

The ironclad ship blasted one cannon after another, and soon, the sound of artillery was heard coming from the direction of Osaka.

A hundred cannons fired at once, and even on an ironclad ship, it was as if they could still feel the vibration.

"Keep put! In case the Japanese army turns back! Xia Hongsheng ordered. (To be continued.) )