Steel Dynasty - Chapter 847

[Chapter 845 Suwon Bridge Incident]

Suwon Bridge.

This is a stone bridge spanning the narrowest section of the Daedong River. According to Goryeo historical records, Suwon Bridge has a long history of three hundred years, which is as long as the founding of Dayu.

And because of the obstruction of this river, there are only two ways to get from Haeguseong to Suwonseong, one is from the sea, and the other is the Suwon Bridge.

It can be said that this is the only way to go from north to south of Goryeo.

After receiving Xiao Ming’s order to expel the Japanese pirates, Ye Qingyun’s first thought was to capture this stone bridge, otherwise the army’s march south would be blocked.

“Commander, the stone bridge has been occupied by Japanese pirates, look.”

Qu Dong, commander of Huben’s Second Army, pointed in the direction of Suwon Bridge and said. There are now many Japanese soldiers holding flintlock guns patrolling the bridge.

Ye Qingyun picked up the telescope and looked at it, then nodded slightly.

“Commander, the information from the secret guard is very clear. The firearms used by the Japanese country are only equivalent to the smoothbore flintlocks we used before, and they cannot compete with our conquest muskets. Moreover, the Japanese country lacks cavalry, and they are basically infantry. Artillery is more It’s better to attack boldly with such a gap,” Qu Dong analyzed.

“I think so too. Just seize the bridge. There is no need to be polite to the Japanese pirates.” Ye Qingyun agreed with Qu Dong’s words.

This young general graduated from Qingzhou Army Academy and performed well during the attack on Liaozhou. He thought highly of him.

For in the application of firearms and military tactics he puts himself to shame.

Qu Dong nodded when he heard this. They were still eight miles away from the stone bridge and could reach it in half an hour by normal march.

After getting Ye Qingyun’s affirmation, he led a thousand vanguards to leave the team and speed up towards the stone bridge.

When they were five hundred meters away from the stone bridge, the Japanese pirates guarding Suwon Bridge recognized that this was the army of Dayu. They shouted one by one. The Japanese pirates scattered on Suwon Bridge quickly gathered and gathered at the other end of the bridge. They formed a horizontal formation and aimed their guns at the Yu soldiers who were walking towards them. At the same time, a cavalryman galloped towards Suwon City.

Qu Dong and the soldiers stopped at the other end of Suwon Bridge, keeping the distance between them and the Japanese pirates at 150 meters.

At this distance, they could defeat the Japanese musketeers, but the Japanese smoothbore flintlocks did not pose much of a threat to them.

“Who are you and what do you want to do?”

While the two sides were in a stalemate, a Japanese pirate walked to the middle of the bridge and asked Qu Dong, looking domineering.

In the Japanese country, Yamada Nobunaga has been vilifying the image of Dayu, calling the people of Dayu a despicable race, and declared that the people of Dayu are not worthy of living in the vast Central Plains, and even told his soldiers that they should be from Japan. of.

Because of this kind of propaganda, the Japanese people despised the Dayu people very much. Coupled with the one-sided war in Goryeo, they became even more arrogant.

Although they continued to encounter defeats in Ryukyu and at sea, they attributed the reasons for their failures to individuals rather than being left behind by Dayu as a whole.

“We are soldiers from Dayu. We are here to look for our lost soldiers. You should get out of the way immediately. We are going to Suwon City to search.” Qu Dong made up a reason casually.

“Are you crazy? How come there are lost soldiers of the Chongqing Kingdom here? Get away from here, otherwise we will make you understand the power of firearms.”

shouted the Japanese soldier, who once followed the pirates to plunder the coast of the Chongqing Kingdom. , so I know some Dayu Mandarin.

Qu Dong sneered and said: “Are you deaf? If we can’t find the soldiers, we will not go back. Let your people avoid the road, otherwise I will think that you are declaring war on the Chongqing Kingdom!”

The Japanese soldiers were stunned. After a moment, Qu Dong’s big hat came down and he was at a loss for a moment. Before the barbarians were driven out of Kanto, they had a war plan against Haigu City.

However, because the barbarians failed too quickly, they shelved this plan and have been waiting for domestic orders while strengthening their occupation of Goryeo.

Now that the soldiers from the Great Chongqing Kingdom appeared here, he had an unknown premonition. After hesitating, he immediately ran to the other end of the bridge. Obviously, they would not give up the road.

“Fire!”

Qu Dong gave the order at this time, and a thousand soldiers lined up began to shoot across the bridge.

“Bang, bang, bang…” Continuous gunshots rang out, white smoke and flames emitted from the Zhenglu muskets, and the Japanese pirates on the opposite side suddenly fell down in a row.

At this distance, the Zhenglu musket showed excellent range and accuracy, with almost a quarter of the bullets hitting the opponent.

The Japanese pirate army on the other side of the river was stunned. They were waiting for the soldiers of the Chongqing Kingdom to come towards them, and then they counterattacked according to the method of array warfare.

However, the soldiers of the Chongqing Kingdom obviously violated their accustomed way of warfare and launched an attack beyond the range of their muskets.

“Bang bang bang…”

Before the Japanese soldiers could react, there was another volley from the other side of the bridge, and then a third time.

The continuous firepower caused heavy losses to the Japanese soldiers who were arranged in a dense formation. More than 500 people fell in an instant and more than 200 people fell.

“Charge over, charge over!”

The Japanese warrior who commanded the musketeers realized that something was wrong, and immediately shouted and rushed over to fight hand-to-hand, because if they fought like this, their entire army would be wiped out and they would not be able to kill a single person on the other side.

But just as he shouted, he suddenly felt a heat in his chest. When he looked down, he saw blood pouring out.

Across the bridge, a sharpshooter smiled.

Since the outstanding performance of Jinzhou City’s sharpshooters, each division is now equipped with a certain number of sharpshooters to shoot important figures of the opponent.

Qu Dong had been observing the battle situation. He found that the Japanese pirates had not retreated for a long time after suffering heavy losses, and the remaining soldiers rushed towards them as if they were desperate.

“Is this the Japanese pirates’ onboard charge?” Qu Dong frowned.

They had come into contact with many Goryeo generals in Haigucheng. They had always been afraid of fighting Japanese pirates, because the Japanese pirates not only had powerful firearms, but also would not surrender even when they were at a disadvantage. Instead, they would rush towards them as if they were committing suicide.

Many times, the immediate victory was defeated by Japanese pirates in this way, and because the Japanese pirates would shout “board load” when charging, the Koreans called it “board charge”.

“Kill! Leave no one behind!” Qu Dong gave the order coldly.

In the battle with the barbarians, he came to the conclusion that the more barbaric the fighting method, the more barbaric the way they would fight back, otherwise there would be no way to make the opponent surrender.

The barbarians were like this, and now it seems that the Japanese pirates are like this too.

Under the continuous gunfire, the Japanese soldier in front fell down, and the one behind continued to rush forward. The distance of 150 meters was quickly crossed.

At this time, the remaining ten soldiers drew their samurai swords and slashed at the Dayu soldiers, but they underestimated the Dayu soldiers’ hand-to-hand combat capabilities.

The Chongqing soldiers in the front row raised their bayonets, and a sharp stab pierced the hearts of the Japanese soldiers. A dozen Japanese soldiers fell down one by one.

(End of chapter)