The two wind speedboats sailed towards the shore, made a circle in front of Xinping Fort, stopped one on the left and one on the right, and monitored and observed nearby.
Immediately afterwards, the first roar of the Fulu heavy artillery was heard on the battleship Guangxi. The shells roared out, passed over the fort, and hit behind Xinping Fort. A moment later, a second cannonball flew out, this time hitting in front of Qingping Fort, splashing up a cloud of sand and dust.
There was a sudden burst of cheers and jeers in Xinping Fort, which floated far across the sea. Even Matsuda Kenhide, who was preparing to land, could clearly hear it on the deck.
Before the cheers stopped, the roar of the Fulu artillery suddenly became intensive. This was when the ships began to fire concentrated fire according to the cross-border shooting scale given by the battleship Guangxi. Immediately, Xinping Fort was covered in flying dust by Fulu artillery.
Kimura stood on the side of the ship, pointed at the Xinping Fort on the land and said loudly: "Matsuda-kun, look, look, our cannon! Oh, it is so powerful!"
Matsuda Kenhide kept nodding, looking at the Xinpingbao which was being ravaged by Fulu's artillery, without blinking, he replied excitedly: "I'm looking at it, I'm looking at it, yes, our cannons are really powerful!"
Amid the roar of cannons, more than a dozen wind speedboats approached. Matsuda Kenhide ordered the third battalion to land. The soldiers carried the large backpacks issued at Qinzhou Port, climbed over the side of the boats, and climbed down the fishing nets. . Due to insufficient landing training, from time to time an ashigaru would slip from the fishing net and fall into the water. The sailors on the wind speed boat were very busy for a while. Several long poles were stretched back and forth to catch people. The landing process seemed a bit chaotic. When the original plan was delayed.
After all the members of the third battalion came ashore, Matsuda Kenhide was very ashamed looking at these men who were like drowned rats. But this was not the time to be ashamed, so he could only curse a few times and ask everyone to form an attack formation and attack Xinpei. Fort assault.
According to the plan, Matsuda Kenhide¡¯s third battalion was the first to ascend the south bank of the Xiang River, and the first battalion was responsible for clearing the north bank. The two battalions marched together along both sides of the Xiang River to cover the fleet going up the river to attack Xinpingfu.
The three rounds of Fulu artillery bombardment had long ended, and Xinping Fort was in dilapidated condition. The battle that Matsuda Kenhide expected did not happen. With one assault, he rushed in from several large gaps opened by the shells in the east.
Seeing this situation, Matsuda quickly told his partner Kimura: "Don't activate the military armor formation talisman, save some."
Kimura nodded: "Don't worry Matsuda, the military armor formation talisman must be used at critical times, I understand."
After large groups of soldiers poured into the stronghold, they stepped on the ruins and searched. Occasionally injured Li soldiers groaned and struggled, but they were dealt with on the spot by the passing Kwantung garrison without hesitation. There were also some who were stunned by Fulu's artillery and were taken away one by one. More Li soldiers fled outside the stronghold. Those who ran early ran out, while those who ran late were caught by the third battalion that was encircling the outside of the stronghold.
The third battalion of the Kwantung Garrison Army divided two general flag teams into Xinping Fort, and the remaining three went around the village and formed a defensive position from the north, west and south to prevent the enemy from ambush and kill them. After intercepting the rebels who were still escaping from the city, Du Yangchen, the commander-in-chief of the fleet who was sitting on the battleship Guangxi, nodded slightly and said to Kumamoto Kazukuma who was standing beside him: "The thousand households in this battalion are good at fighting. "
Kumamoto Kazuma bowed and said: "Your Excellency's praise is the greatest compliment to our Kanto Garrison."
Matsuda Kenhide sneezed, took out the brocade handkerchief embroidered by Xizi from his arms and wiped his nose. Suddenly, he heard a report from the front that he had encountered a prick. He rushed over and took a look, and saw a lean enemy general under a mostly collapsed wooden house, shouting for a fight under siege by more than a dozen soldiers of the third battalion. This man is tall, wearing a leather helmet and leather armor on his joints. His skin color is much fairer than that of ordinary Li people. He was agile and armed with two sharp blades, one long and one short. He was able to handle himself with ease under the siege of five or six spears. He kept shouting something and seemed very excited.
The general banner warrior of the third battalion, Xiyoumenwei, became interested in fighting. He shouted back the soldiers and stepped forward to fight in person. After fighting for a while, he couldn't win. Matsuda Kenhide watched for a while and couldn't help but sneer. This person's tactics against the enemy are all based on his leg skills. His legs are in front and back, and they strike alternately. He holds the blade in both hands as a portal. His tactics are weird, but very effective. .
But Matsuda was a high-level samurai, and this man was not enough to stand in front of him. He immediately ordered the Nishiemon guard to step back, drew out the tachi from his waist, poured mana into it, and a layer of sword light suddenly erupted from the blade, like a snake spitting messages. .
Amidst the opponent's screams, Matsuda's sword and man merged into one, turning into a very fast aperture and spinning upward.
The ancestral skill of the Matsuda family - the Whirling Wind??Cut!
In the Kanto Battle of Odawara Castle, Matsuda Kenhide once used this stunt in front of the formation, but was easily blocked by a Ming army monk. But here a sinister smile flashed at the corner of Matsuda Kenhide's mouth!
??The whirling light of the wind swept over and instantly cut the opponent into two pieces, including the armor. Matsuda Kenhide turned back, sheathed the sword, and looked at the opponent who was cut in two with a sneer, winning applause from the whole hall.
The military translator who had just arrived leaned over, listened to his opponent¡¯s last words before he died, shook his head, and reported to Matsuda Kenhide: ¡°Senhu-sama, I¡¯m afraid he is a lunatic.¡±
Matsuda Kenhide didn't care at all and asked casually: "Why are you crazy?"
The translator said: "It's inexplicable. They said he died unjustly, and they said they could improve the artillery, and they said they talked about iron-clad ships. I don't know."
Everyone laughed, and Matsuda Kenhide said with disdain: "How can these uncivilized barbarians improve the Taoism of the Ming Dynasty? Where is he from?"
The translator shook his head: "The accent is weird and different from the local dialect. I can only barely understand the meaning."
Matsuda Kenhide looked at the two sharp knives on the corpse and put them in his bag. The garrison army had been taught military regulations before the battle. All property was handed over, but the weapons could be kept by himself.
After Xinping Fort was captured, the rear battalions came ashore one after another to take over the defense of the river mouth. The third battalion served as the leading battalion and continued deeper along the south bank of the Xiang River. They also saw the first battalion on the opposite side of the Xiang River. The two battalions shouted across the river, and their morale high.
Not long after sailing, two frigates led ten patrol boats and wind speed boats up the river, keeping pace with the garrison troops on both sides of the river.
As we walked towards dusk, the road became wider, and we climbed over a hill. In front of us, we could see a city surrounded by earth walls. This is Xinping Mansion in the central part of Li country. Standing on the hill, you can see that the city walls are covered with various flags. The big flag in the middle is embroidered with the five characters "Zhennan General Ruan".
Matsuda Kenhide grinned and said to Kimura: "Although the words are different, are they using different Chinese characters?"
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