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Volume 2: A Different Chief Chapter 752: Worry

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    More people on the Qing army fell, and shrill screams rang out. However, at this time, under the pressure of the Han gunmen from behind, the shield car quickly pushed thirty steps in front of the Japanese bamboo beams.  Then amidst the sharp swan sound, nearly a thousand Han army flag gunners in the first row stood behind the shield car and pulled the trigger. Duduo saw a continuous thick white smoke explode, and then followed hundreds of shield cars.  It spread horizontally, and the smoke above the shield car was thick.  The ferocity of this volley was no less ferocious than that of the Japanese iron gunners. Duduo saw that their bamboo bundles were beaten into pieces, and branches flew everywhere. Some weak points were even penetrated, and they hid in them.  The Japanese iron gunners screamed and fell to the ground one after another.  Twenty steps later, the Han gunners fired another volley, and there were more screams from the other side. Duduo saw a steady stream of Japanese gunners falling to the ground behind the bamboo bundles.  Ten steps later, there was another sharp swan sound, and the flames connected in front of the shield car, and the hoarse howls of many Japanese iron gunners sounded from the bamboo bunch.  Under the fierce shooting, the bamboo bundles of some models were even shot to collapse.  The central army sounded a drum and shouted in unison, and the flag archers behind the shield chariot stepped forward. They held their bows and arrows in the front row, squatted down at the waist, separated their steps in a figure of eight, and fired straight at close range.  In the latter rows, the arrows pointed diagonally toward the sky and were thrown over long distances.  The vibrating sound of the bowstrings was heard together, and the arrows roared like rain, densely covering the sky.  The Qing archers fired twenty rounds at once, and the Japanese iron gunners behind the bamboo bundles suffered heavy casualties.  The arrows fired by the Qing army were accurate and ruthless. In such a close space, only ten steps away, their arrows almost always missed.  No matter whether the Japanese iron gunners were hiding behind the bamboo bundles or hiding on both sides of the bamboo bundles, as long as they appeared in the sight of the archers, they could not escape the shooting of their arrows.  The arrows they shot were cunning and vicious.  They kept getting in through the holes in the bamboo bundles, and some of the Japanese iron artillerymen hiding behind the bamboo bundles suffered disasters one after another. They were either hit by arrows in the eyes or in the face, and the screams were endless.  The Japanese archers also continued to shoot arrows from both sides of the bamboo bundles, but they could not suppress the Qing archers' shooting.  There were shouts of killing and screams.  Amidst the scattered sound of gunfire fired by gunners on both sides, the Qing archers in the back rows continued to fire, causing chaos and casualties to the Japanese positions behind Zhushu.  Seeing that the Japanese army's position was in chaos, the drums of the Qing army sounded again, and the armored soldiers behind the flag archers began to advance.  Armed with broadswords and shields, they rushed into the Japanese bamboo beam position without hesitation. The Qing army archers and Han army flagbird gunners also followed up to provide cover and support.  "Victory?" Duduo saw that the Japanese front line was in chaos. The Japanese iron gunners and archers were retreating like a tide, while their own armored soldiers were chasing behind them, killing them continuously.  But at this time, the sound of trumpets and drums also sounded from the Japanese army's main formation.  On the two wings of their Crane Wing Formation, the first-hand formations at the front of the two wings began to move. It seemed that they were attacking the armored soldiers who rushed into the middle from both sides, while the second-hand preparations at the ends of their flanks remained motionless.  "These Japanese warriors are somewhat different." Duduo thought to himself. When he saw their military formation moving, the spearheads moved together, maintaining a rhythm and giving a sense of unity.  When they attack.  The spearmen also formed several rows, and then rushed forward row by row.  There were twenty to thirty people in each row.  When the front row came over, they slapped their long bamboo knives and spears randomly, making their own armored soldiers dizzy. The back row took the opportunity to stab them hard, stabbing their own armored soldiers to the ground one by one.  But it is a Japanese tactic called "gun quilt", in which 20 to 30 people in each row form a siege.  Rank each time.  They slapped in the front row and stabbed in the back row. Each row took turns to assassinate, like big quilts covering their faces.  No matter how brave your own soldiers are, they will always face the pike team and besiege one or more people side by side.  It was a bit confusing.  Faced with this tactic of shooting from the front and stabbing from the back, they were caught off guard, and more and more people fell to their bamboo guns.  Seeing them fighting, neatly, the guns and forests have a taste of the military array of the ancient Central Plains Qin and Han dynasties.  Duduo thought of the past Qi Family Army, the current Jingbian Army, and the New Army of the Ming Dynasty. They all emphasized military formations, which were completely different from the kind of servant army that fought alone.  The momentum of the armored soldiers rushing in stalled, but after all, they had been in battle for a long time and quickly changed their tactics. They took out their bows and arrows and shot arrows at the ashigaru gunmen at close range.  Archers from all banners followed up one after another, covering them with arrows like a rainstorm.  At this time, the Japanese army's iron gunners and archers were in defeat, and the small number of iron gunners and archers in advance preparations were unable to resist the Qing army's archers.  The Ashigaru gunners, who had only simple Ashigaru armor and no cover, suffered heavy casualties under the rain of arrows. They followed in the footsteps of the iron gunners in the front line and screamed back.He broke down and ran away.  The armored soldiers of the Qing army took the opportunity to rush in. They used the same tactics to defeat the second-hand troops on both wings again. The Japanese army could no longer hold back. They threw in the mother-in-law soldiers, those very elite naginata samurai, and the Hatamoto samurai.  The Qing army immediately threw themselves into Bagala, followed by nearly a thousand heavy cavalry, all heavily armored, and then Seeing the Southwest vassal coalition forces on the opposite side retreat hastily under their own attack, and finally formed a frenzy of escape, Duduo had a smile on his face.  .  "Won"  In the Battle of Kurume in August, the Allied Forces of the Southwest Domain were defeated. They suffered more than 10,000 casualties. The rest were pursued hard by the Qing cavalry. They had no way to escape and had to go to Abatai and others.  People surrender.  Duduo and Abatai accepted their surrender and organized some of them into the Eight Banners Japanese Army.  After this great victory, Abatai could no longer suppress the desire of Dodo and others to attack Nagasaki. They took the surrendered Nagasu Domain, Saga Domain, Satsuma Domain and other feudal clans as the vanguard and showed the attitude of a victor.  After conquering Nagasaki, only three days later, the castle and castle tower of Nagasaki fell.  The coalition forces looted for four days inside and outside Nagasaki. They looted and ravaged to their heart's content, whether it was ordinary townspeople's residences or wealthy upper house temples, local flower streets or foreign business houses, poor, rich and foreign.  They robbed and captured their victims.  Although the surrendered vassals were Japanese, they still tried their best during the robbery and vented their resentment against the shogunate on the soldiers and civilians of Nagasaki Castle.  They committed murder and arson, committing all kinds of evil, and finally set a fire that reduced the entire Nagasaki to ashes.  The majestic castle tower burned for five full days before it was extinguished.  Nagasaki was the only port city open to the outside world during Japan¡¯s seclusion era. It has a unique exotic atmosphere. Walking on the streets and alleys of Nagasaki, you can see cultural traces of mixed Western and Eastern influences everywhere.  There are various Chinese style houses here, including the Deshima Orchid House, and a large number of Ming Dynasty and Dutch shipyards.  There is also Edo Yoshiwara here.  Kyoto's Shimabara is also known as the Maruyama Girls' Alley, one of Japan's three major fireworks alleys. The flower street culture here is extremely prosperous. There are hundreds of brothels open and the number of girls traveling there is as high as 1,000 or hundreds.  There are also brothel streets, Maruyama Town and Kiai Town.  There is also a permanent population of more than 60,000, which has recently increased to 100,000.  Because the Qing army was wreaking havoc on various vassals in Kyushu, but never attacked Nagasaki, there were rumors in various places that the Qing captives seemed to dare not attack the direct territories of the shogunate, and refugees from wealthy households fled one after another.  The population of Nagasaki increased dramatically.  Now I¡¯m being served from the same pot.  Even Nagasaki¡¯s office, which manages administration and overseas trade, was burned to the ground.   The fall of Nagasaki shocked the whole of Japan. The shogunate could no longer pretend to be deaf and mute and turn a blind eye. Especially the Qing army then crossed Shimonoseki and entered Honshu Island. Under the guidance of the Nagashu clan, they marched overland to Kyoto and  The status of the Edo march.  The shogunate finally took action, but the way they acted was somewhat beyond the expectations of Dodo and others.  September of the 16th year of Chongzhen.  A huge fleet sailed toward Japan, led by seven or eight European-style two-masted and three-masted sailing ships.  There were more than a hundred Fu boats and Guang boats of various sizes, all of which, without exception, hung the banner with the character Zheng on them.  In addition, there are several European warships flying the Orange flag, the blue cross flag on a white background, the St. George's cross flag, and the purple lion flag in the fleet, forming a very large fleet.  They were driving on the shining sea, cutting through the waves.  Keep moving forward.  It is the joint crusade formed by Zheng Zhilong and various European countries!  ¡­ ¡°Zheng Zhilong sent troops?¡± Wang Dou was a little regretful when he got the information. He already understood the process of the matter. After all, the Qing Dynasty was a small country on the frontier and did not understand the world situation. This time the Manchu Qing Dynasty had offended the wrong people.  Although the Zheng family is not worth mentioning on land.  But it was a behemoth at sea. On the southeast coast at this time, even the Dutch and Spanish did not dare to compete with it.  They also have great interests in Japan. Just by selling maritime traffic flags at high prices, they make more than 10 million taels of silver every year.  This time, the Qing army looted Nagasaki and captured all the resident ship traders. This not only cut off Zheng Zhilong's financial path, but also cut off the financial path of Western countries. After all, Nagasaki was Japan's only foreign trade port at this time.  It would be fine if the Qing army was capable, but their navy is not worth mentioning.  They mostly used North Korean ships in their expedition to Japan. If the Ming Dynasty navy did not intervene, they could handle it calmly. After all, the Japanese navy was not worth mentioning.  But the Zheng family took action, and they also formed a joint fleet with European countries.  This is also inevitable. Zheng Zhilong and the Dutch have great interests in Japan, and other countries are also very eager for Japan.Market, the shogunate pays a certain price, such as allowing them to trade again, or opening more ports, and it is normal for all parties to join forces.  After the third generation shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu came to power, he tended to seize the country. In addition to the Ming Dynasty and the Dutch, the British, Spanish, and Portuguese were gradually excluded from the Japanese market. At this time, they also sent troops together, which was obviously the result of the shogunate.  What promise made them tempted.  Wang Dou speculated that Dorgon would soon stop his offensive in Japan, reach some kind of compromise with the shogunate, and finally withdraw his troops from Japan.  After all, even if allied forces from various countries were added, the shogunate still couldn't stop the Qing army's attack on land. They couldn't afford to let Zheng Zhilong and others live on the seaside for patrolling and guarding for a long time. Their pride would not allow them to let foreign fleets stay in Japan for a long time.  Tokugawa Iemitsu was famous for being wary of foreigners, and most of his immediate losses were from the southwestern vassals that were hostile to him. It¡¯s not necessarily true that the shogunate hated the Qing, so the final agreement should be that the Qing army would withdraw from Japan and promise not to attack again.  Plunder, let this matter rest.  Wang Dou will wait and see how things will go, but after Dorgon withdrew his troops from Japan, he focused his energy back on the Ming Dynasty. This is not a good thing.  The plague issue has come to an end. Judging from the information obtained so far, the losses in the capital and other places were huge, especially in the capital camp, and Hong Chengchou seemed to be seriously ill.  And in Shaanxi, the thieves are getting more and more anxious to attack Kaifeng. Sun Chuanting has become increasingly unable to withstand the pressure of the court. It seems that he will be released soon.  Will he still be defeated like history?  The autumn rain fell in patter again, first the raindrops, and then gradually formed a rain curtain.  Watching the rain getting heavier and heavier, and the heavy rain constantly hitting the eaves, Wang Dou slowly felt a trace of worry in his heart.
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